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TIL Bill Gates Has Donated More Than $50 billion to Charity

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oRZZR TIL Zip the Pinhead, a famous circus performer reportedly from the Amazon was actually a New Jersey resident who upon passing uttered the final words “we fooled ’em for a long time.”
MNjb TIL that El Paso, Texas is one of the safest big cities in America, despite being across the river from Juarez, one of the most dangerous cities in the world.
E1lGd TIL the Veery, a small bird in the Thrush family, is better at predicting upcoming Atlantic hurricane seasons than our best meteorological models.
GYk5g TIL that Scallions and Green Onions are the same thing, but Chives come from a completely different plant.
YkvB TIL Japan cannot declare war, as it is against their constitution. They are also not allowed to maintain armed forces with war potential.